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The 2015-2016 school year has provided some great highlights in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. In the coming weeks many of our seniors will head out to start their college careers both athletically and academically. We wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature and say thank you for your support over the years.

The 2015-2016 school year has provided some great highlights in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. In the coming weeks many of our seniors will head out to start their college careers both athletically and academically. We wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature and say thank you for your support over the years.

Plant senior and FGCU signee Quasan Markowski ran the fastest boys 800m time in the state this week with his 1:55.40 out of the third of four sections at the FSU Relays. We merged the results from EVERY meet across the state to find out the top 25 in EVERY event and who won the week!

Lake Howell senior Jan Figueroa capped off his high school cross country career placing 8th at the 4A Cross Country Finals. Heading into his final season on the track, Figueroa will have the pressures of recruiting taken off his shoulders. He recently announced he will spend his college career at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. We talked to Jan about his decision, the goals for 2016, the future, and much more.

The 2013-2014 school year has provided some great highlights in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. In the coming weeks many of our seniors will head out to start their college careers both athletically and academically. We wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature and say thank you for your support over the years.

It was a great 2012-2013 in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. Many of our seniors will soon be on their way to start their college careers both athletically and academically so we wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature.

It was a great 2012-2013 in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. Many of our seniors will soon be on their way to start their college careers both athletically and academically so we wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature.

The FGCU men’s cross country team has been ranked the third best cross country only school in Division I. FGCU is coming off one of its best season to date, placing 20th at the 2012 NCAA South Regionals.

Representing the FGCU women's team at the NCAA Division I Cross Country South Regional for the second time in program history, senior Barrie Cohen (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional HS) and junior Kelly Perzanowski (St. Clairsville, Ohio/St. Clairsville HS) traveled to Tallahassee, Fla. on Friday to compete at the 6K event hosted by Florida State. Perzanowski came in 101st place and set a school record 22:02.6 in the 6K.

The FGCU men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete in the 2012 NCAA South Regional set for Friday in Tallahassee, Fla. hosted by Florida State. The women’s 6K will begin at 8:30 a.m. followed by the men’s 10K at 9:15 a.m.

For the first time in program history, the FGCU men’s cross country team has been ranked the latest South Region poll conducted by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Behind three student-athletes finishing in the field’s top 20, the FGCU men’s cross country team placed fourth in the 10-team field at Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, Saturday morning at Buckingham Park in Buckingham, Fla.

FGCU will host the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Cross Country Championships this Saturday, Oct. 27 in Buckingham, Fla. The women’s 5K is scheduled to start 8:45 a.m. followed by the men’s 8K at 9:30 a.m.

Second and fourth place finishes from senior Barrie Cohen (Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Regional HS) and junior Kelly Perzanowski (St. Clairsville, Ohio/St. Clairsville HS) help the FGCU women’s cross country earn a third place finish at the Walt Disney World Classic in Orlando, Fla. Saturday morning.

The FGCU cross country teams are set to complete at the 2012 Walt Disney World Invitational this Saturday, October 6, at the Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. The men’s team will compete in the 8k at 7:45 a.m. followed by the women’s 5k, which is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m.

Junior Argeo Cruz (Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee HS) sets a new program record in the 8k all-time at FGCU with a time of 25:20.64 at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic at E.P. ‘Tom Sawyer’ State Park, Saturday morning. Cruz beat the previous record of 25:37.81 by 17 seconds, which he set at the 2010 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships when he was a freshman.

The FGCU cross country teams will compete in their third event of the season Saturday, Sept. 29, when they travel to Louisville, Ky. to run in the 11th Annual Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic at E.P. ‘Tom Sawyer’ State Park.

The FGCU women’s cross country team placed fifth out of 18 at the University of Florida Gator Invitational early Saturday morning. Junior Kelly Perzanowski (St. Clairsville, Ohio/St. Clairsville HS) led the Eagles with a 17th place finish with a time of 18:33.2.

The FGCU men’s cross country team finished fifth out of 17 teams at the University of Florida Gator Invitational early Saturday morning. Junior Argeo Cruz (Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee HS) lead the Eagles with a 14th place finish with a time of 25:39.8.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU men’s cross country team started the 2012 season off with its second straight first place finish at the FGCU Invitational on Friday evening at Buckingham Property. Junior Argeo Cruz (Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee HS) successfully defended his individual title with a first place finish in the 8K race. Cruz finished with a time of 26:00.2.

The FGCU women's cross country team finished second for the second straight year at the FGCU Invitational Friday evening at Buckingham Property. Leading the Eagles in the race was junior Kelly Perzanowski, who finished second in the 5K race with a time of 18:16.5.

The FGCU Cross Country teams will begin their 2012 schedule by hosting the FGCU Invitational this Friday at FGCU's Buckingham Property. The men's team will open the event with an 8K at 6 p.m. followed by the women's 5K at 6:45 p.m., on the course which will play host the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship meet later this fall.

Highlighted by the season-opening FGCU Invitational as well as playing host to the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference meet, the FGCU cross country teams announced the schedule for the upcoming fall season on Friday.

On Tuesday, FGCU men's cross country coach Cassandra Goodson announced the signing of a pair of local runners to National Letters of Intent (NLI), as Aaron Rojas and Jean Deceus are set to join the Green and Blue as freshmen for the 2012-13 academic year.

When he first started running, Jean Deceus didn’t care much for the sport. He even gave it up for a year. But after returning to the sport three years ago, the Immokalee High senior gained a passion for distance running. Now his hard work has paid off in a college scholarship. (Daily News)

Heading to Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Saturday to compete at the NCAA Division I Cross Country South Regional hosted by Alabama, redshirt sophomore Gilbert Chemaoi and classmate Argeo Cruz represented the FGCU men's team for the first time at the 10K event held at the Harry Pritchett Cross Country Course.

Representing the FGCU women's team at the NCAA Division I Cross Country South Regional for the first time in program history, junior Barrie Cohen and sophomore Kelly Perzanowski traveled to Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Saturday to compete at the 6K event hosted by Alabama at the Harry Pritchett Cross Country Course.

Representing the Green and Blue for the first time at the Division I NCAA South Regional, FGCU men's cross country runners sophomore Argeo Cruz and redshirt classmate Gilbert Chemaoi, and women's runners junior Barrie Cohen and sophomore Kelly Perzanowski will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Saturday. Hosted by Alabama, the men's 10K event will get underway at 10 a.m. with the women's 6K to follow at 11:15 a.m. from the Harry Pritchett Cross Country course.

With the announcement of the inaugural Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference team on Thursday, sophomore FGCU men's cross country runner Argeo Cruz was tabbed with one of three unanimous selections to the team.

Closing the fall season with a trip to the 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship hosted by Belmont in Nashville, Tenn., the FGCU women's cross country team finished in seventh place in the 10-team 5K event on Saturday Morning.

In the final competition in the fall season, the FGCU men's cross country team ran to an eighth place finish in the field of 10-teams at 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, hosted by Belmont on Saturday morning in Nashville, Tenn.

The FGCU cross country teams will close the 2011 season with a trip to Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday to compete at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, hosted by Belmont. The men's 8K race will begin at 11 a.m. ET followed by the women's 5K event at 11:45 a.m. on the Vaughn's Gap course.

With the Atlantic Sun Championship just a day away, fourth-year men’s and women’s cross country head coach Cassandra Harbin is this week’s guest on the latest “Eye on Eagles” feature by WINK-TV that will air during this Saturday’s morning broadcast. The interview will run sometime between 6-7 a.m.

Running at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge on Friday evening in Orlando, Fla., the FGCU men's cross country team took second place in the 12-team field. Helping the Eagles to their second consecutive second place finish at the 8K event was redshirt sophomore Gilbert Chemaoi and freshman Ryan Stafford who took 10th and 13th, respectively.

In its final tune-up before the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, the FGCU women's cross country team ran to a fourth place finish in the 16-team field at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge on Friday evening in Orlando, Fla. Junior Barrie Cohen led the Eagles through the 6K event, taking fifth place overall.

For the second straight weekend the FGCU cross country teams will travel to Orlando, Fla., this time competing at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge on Friday evening. In their final tune-up before the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, the women's team will begin the 6K event at 6 p.m. with the men's 8K race to follow at 6:45 p.m.

Competing against 269 runners at the Disney World Cross Country Classic at the Wide World of Sports Complex last Saturday, FGCU women's cross country junior Barrie Cohen finished in seventh place at the 5K event. The effort earned FGCU its first-ever Atlantic Sun Conference Runner of the Week honor, announced by the league office on Wednesday.

Taking seventh place in the field of 214 runners last Saturday at the Disney World Cross Country Classic at the Wide World of Sports Complex, FGCU men's cross country sophomore runner Argeo Cruz earned the program's first-ever Atlantic Sun Conference Runner of the Week honor, announced by the league office on Wednesday.

On Saturday morning the FGCU men's cross country finished in second place at the 24-team Disney World Cross Country Classic at the Wide World of Sports Complex. In the field of 214 runners, sophomore Argeo Cruz and redshirt classmate Gilbert Chemaoi led the Eagles, placing 7th and 12th, respectively, in the 8k event.

Led by junior Barrie Cohen's seventh place finish in the 5K event, the FGCU women's cross country team finished in fourth place at the 28-team Disney World Cross Country Classic at the Wide World of Sports Complex on Saturday morning.

The Florida Gulf Coast University cross country teams are set to compete at the Disney World Cross Country Classic at the Wide World of Sports Complex on Saturday morning in Orlando, Fla. The men's 8K event will commence at 7:45 a.m. followed by the women's 5K race at 8:30 a.m.

Four years ago, when they hired Cassandra Goodson, Florida Gulf Coast University Men’s and Women’s cross country was given a new life. Evidence of that is easy to find: female athletes that she has coached hold all of the top five school records in the Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior class, and two of five (1st and 5th place) in the Senior category. With the men, the evidence of her influence is even more irrefutable: in the 5K (all ten), 4 mile (all), 8K (all ten), 8K Freshman (all 5), 8K Sophomore (all 5), 8K Junior (3 of 5; 1st, 3rd, and 5th,), and 8K Senior (all 5) occurred while she was coach. Today, thanks to the efforts of its now veteran coach, the Eagles are one of Florida’s most promising collegiate running programs.

Closing the month of September with a trip to the 23rd Annual UF Mountain Dew Invitational on Saturday, the FGCU men's cross country team finished in seventh place in the 18-team event. Sophomore Argeo Cruz led the Eagles, finishing 27th overall.

On Saturday morning, the FGCU womenâ€™s cross country finished in 9th place in the field of 19-teams at the 23rd Annual UF Mountain Dew Invitational on Saturday. Junior Barrie Cohen led the Eagles, placing 32nd overall.

The FGCU cross country teams will close the month of September with a trip Gainesville, Fla. to compete in the 23rd Annual UF Mountain Dew Invitational hosted by Florida on Saturday morning. The menâ€™s 8k event will begin at 8 a.m., followed by the womenâ€™s 5k race at 8:30 a.m.

Competing in its second match of the season, the Florida Gulf Coast University menâ€™s cross country team finished in 10th place in the field of 22 at the Commodore Classic hosted by Vanderbilt on Saturday morning in Nashville, Tenn. Previewing the 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship course, the Eagles were led by redshirt sophomore Gilbert Chemaoi and classmate Argeo Cruz,who both placed in the top 25 in the Vaughnâ€™s Gap Course 8km event.

The Florida Gulf Coast University womenâ€™s cross country team competed in its second meet of the fall season at the Commodore Classic hosted by Vanderbilt on Saturday morning. Competing on the Vaughnâ€™s Gap Course which will host the 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, the Eagles finished in 9th place in the field of 23, led by junior Barrie Cohen , who finished 36th in the 5km event.

Traveling to Nashville, Tenn. for the second meet of the fall season, the FGCU Cross Country teams are set to compete at the Commodore Classic hosted by Vanderbilt this weekend. The men will compete in an 8km race beginning at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Traveling to Nashville, Tenn. for the second meet of the fall season, the FGCU Cross Country teams are set to compete at the Commodore Classic hosted by Vanderbilt this weekend. The women's team begins the 5km event at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Hosting an event for just the second time in program history, the FGCU menâ€™s cross country team opened the 2011 season with a first place finish at the FGCU Invitational on Friday evening at Buckingham Property. Sophomore Argeo Cruz and redshirt sophomore Gilbert Chemaoi paced the Eagles, finishing in first and second place, respectively, in the 4 mile race.

Opening the 2011 season by hosting the second home event in program history, the FGCU womenâ€™s cross country team finished in second place overall at the FGCU Invitational at Buckingham Property on Friday evening. Junior Barrie Cohen and sophomore Kelly Perzanowski led the Eagles with fourth and fifth place finishes in the 5 km race.

The FGCU cross country teams are set to open the 2011 season this week as they host the FGCU Invitational on Friday, Sept. 2 beginning at 6 p.m. at Buckingham Property. It will mark the second time in program history that the Eagles have hosted an event, as well as, the first of six events for the fall season.

The FGCU womenâ€™s cross country team, which finished in a program-best sixth place at the 2010 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, was predicted to repeat that finish in the 2011 preseason poll, as voted on by league coaches and announced by the conference office on Wednesday.

After placing eighth in the Atlantic Sun Conference a season ago, the FGCU menâ€™s cross country team was predicted to finish in a share of seventh place in the 2011 preseason poll, alongside Lipscomb, as voted on by the 10 league coaches and announced by the conference office on Wednesday.

The FGCU womenâ€™s cross country team, which finished in a program-best sixth place at the 2010 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, was predicted to repeat that finish in the 2011 preseason poll, as voted on by league coaches and announced by the conference office on Wednesday.

After placing eighth in the Atlantic Sun Conference a season ago, the FGCU menâ€™s cross country team was predicted to finish in a share of seventh place in the 2011 preseason poll, alongside Lipscomb, as voted on by the 10 league coaches and announced by the conference office on Wednesday.

Under the direction of FGCU head cross country coach Cassandra Harbin, the FGCU Cross Country Camp is set to take place from August 1st-5th on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University. Camp spaces may be limited, register now to secure your spot.

Under the direction of FGCU head cross country coach Cassandra Harbin, the FGCU Cross Country Camp is set to take place from August 1st-5th on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University. Camp spaces may be limited, register now to secure your spot.

After breaking school records in its tune-up meets, the FGCU cross country teams head to the 2010 Atlantic Sun Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Milliken Research Park in Spartanburg, S.C. The women open the meet with a 5K at 9 a.m., while the men run an 8K beginning at 10 a.m. in the event hosted by USC Upstate.

After breaking school records in its tune-up meets, the FGCU cross country teams head to the 2010 Atlantic Sun Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Milliken Research Park in Spartanburg, S.C. The women open the meet with a 5K at 9 a.m., while the men run an 8K beginning at 10 a.m. in the event hosted by USC Upstate.

Sophomore Barrie Cohen led the FGCU women’s cross country with her record-setting time for the third straight meet. The Eagles placed seventh out of 24 teams at the Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic on Saturday morning.

Freshman Argeo Cruz shaved a full minute off his record-setting time to lead the FGCU men’s cross country team to a 10th-place finish at the Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic on Saturday morning. Windsor (Ontario) won the 8K race with 22 total points.

Behind another record-setting performance from freshman Argeo Cruz, the FGCU men’s cross country team finished 21st in the 41-team field in the 38th annual the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational on a cold and windy Saturday afternoon. Western Ontario won the 8K race that took place on Chicago’s Montrose Beach.

Sophomore Barrie Cohen matched the school record to lead the FGCU women’s cross country team to a 16th place finish in the 41-team field at the 38th annual the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational on Montrose Beach on Saturday afternoon. Northwestern took home the crown in the 5K race.

The FGCU men’s and women’s cross country teams head out of Florida for the first time this season when they participate in the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational hosted by Loyola-Chicago at Montrose Park on Saturday morning.

The FGCU men’s and women’s cross country teams head out of Florida for the first time this season when they participate in the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational hosted by Loyola-Chicago at Montrose Park on Saturday morning. The men begin at 11:15 a.m. with an 8K and the women follow at noon with a 5K.

The FGCU cross country teams announced a challenging 2010 schedule that includes five meets from September through October in preparation for the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships on Oct. 30 on the campus of USC Upstate.

The FGCU cross country teams announced a challenging 2010 schedule that includes five meets from September through October in preparation for the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships on Oct. 30 on the campus of USC Upstate.

The FGCU men’s cross country team, which finished eighth at the Atlantic Sun Championship last season, was voted to finish eighth by the league’s head coaches in the A-Sun preseason poll the conference office announced on Wednesday.

The FGCU women’s cross country team, who placed seventh at the 2009 Atlantic Sun Championship, was voted to finish seventh by the league coaches in the A-Sun preseason poll the conference office announced on Wednesday.

Under the direction of FGCU head cross country coach Cassandra Goodson-Harbin, the FGCU Cross Country Camp is set to take place from August 2nd-6th on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University. Campers registering before July 9th will receive a free pair of running shoes! Camp spaces may be limited, register now to secure your spot.

The FGCU cross country teams concluded their spring season at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational in Coral Gables, Fla. The Blue and Green competing against a number of quality programs, including Villanova, defending Cross Country National Champions.

The FGCU cross country teams travelled to the University of Central Florida for the UCF Invitational, competing against solid competition, including the University of Florida, defending Indoor National Champions. The Eagles performed well, placing in the top ten in four distance events.

The FGCU cross country teams travelled down to the University of Miami for the Hurricane Invitational, competing against many major universities from around the country. The Eagles performed well, winning four different heats in the distance events.

FGCU cross country will be hosting a 5K run on campus open to members of the community, with all of the proceeds will go to the FGCU cross country program. The race will be held on Saturday, February 13, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the FGCU Recreation Fields.

Of the 344 Division I Women’s Cross Country teams only 21 are cross country-only programs; all others sponsor indoor and/or outdoor track and field. Based on the team average times for the 5K, FGCU’s women’s team ranked second among those 21 programs, behind only Northwestern University.

FGCU took part in the 2009 Atlantic Sun Cross Country Championships on Saturday, with the women placing seventh and the men finishing eighth. The women improved two places over last year’s ninth-place finish, while the men dropped one spot compared to last year’s seventh-place finish.

At the FGCU Cross Country Invitational on Friday, freshman Leigh Mumford gave the Eagles a sweep of the individual wins for the day, helping her earn her first career Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week award, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

The Florida Gulf Coast University cross country teams certainly seemed to enjoy running in the school’s first-ever home meet, held Friday evening at Estero Community Park. Leigh Mumford won the women’s race, while Jonathan Lanning won the men’s race, leading the men’s team to a first place overall finish.

The Florida Gulf Coast University cross country teams will do something tomorrow that they have never done before: host a meet. After traveling to various locations for the program’s first 50 meets over the course of seven plus seasons, the Eagles will finally get to experience a home meet.

The FGCU men’s cross country team is off to one of its best starts in school history. Kyle Brunette, one of just two seniors on the squad, took some time this past week to record a journal of his daily activities. This is Kyle’s account of what it’s like to be a runner on the FGCU cross country team.

The FGCU cross country teams participated in the Sodexho Stetson Hatter Invitational on Friday evening. The men finished seventh out of 18 schools, while the women finished eighth out of 20 schools. The races were held at the Sperling Sports Complex in DeLand, Florida.

The Florida Gulf Coast University men’s cross country team earned their first team victory of 2009, edging out Nova Southeastern by a single point, 35-36, at the flrunners.com Invitational in Titusville, Florida. The women had a strong showing as well, placing third overall amongst the ten participating schools.

The FGCU cross country teams participated in the 21st Annual Mountain Dew Invitational in Gainesville, Florida, on Friday evening. The women finished ninth out of 23 schools while the men finished 11th out of 18 schools.

The Florida Gulf Coast University men's and women's cross country teams will soon be heading out to Gainesville for the 21st Annual Mountain Dew Invitational, hosted by the University of Florida. The meet takes place on Friday, with the women's 5k race starting at 6:30 pm and the men capping off the evening with an 8k race slated to start at 7 pm. The meet will be held on the UF golf course, which is located on campus.

A unique blend of talented transfers and freshmen make up the largest incoming class in FIU track and field program history.The FGCU Men's Cross Country team, which finished seventh at the A-Sun Championships last season, was picked to finish eighth in the Atlantic Sun preseason poll the conference office announced on Thursday.The FGCU men's and women's cross country programs have announced that they will hold open tryouts on Thursday, August 27 at 5:30 p.m. outside of the Outdoor Sports Complex on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University.The FGCU Women's Cross Country team, which had a strong showing at the A-Sun Championships last season, was picked to finish ninth in the Atlantic Sun preseason poll the conference office announced on Thursday.

A unique blend of talented transfers and freshmen make up the largest incoming class in FIU track and field program history.The FGCU Men's Cross Country team, which finished seventh at the A-Sun Championships last season, was picked to finish eighth in the Atlantic Sun preseason poll the conference office announced on Thursday.

A unique blend of talented transfers and freshmen make up the largest incoming class in FIU track and field program history.The FGCU Men's Cross Country team, which finished seventh at the A-Sun Championships last season, was picked to finish eighth in the Atlantic Sun preseason poll the conference office announced on Thursday.The FGCU men's and women's cross country programs have announced that they will hold open tryouts on Thursday, August 27 at 5:30 p.m. outside of the Outdoor Sports Complex on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University.

A unique blend of talented transfers and freshmen make up the largest incoming class in FIU track and field program history.The FGCU Men's Cross Country team, which finished seventh at the A-Sun Championships last season, was picked to finish eighth in the Atlantic Sun preseason poll the conference office announced on Thursday.The FGCU men's and women's cross country programs have announced that they will hold open tryouts on Thursday, August 27 at 5:30 p.m. outside of the Outdoor Sports Complex on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University.The FGCU Women's Cross Country team, which had a strong showing at the A-Sun Championships last season, was picked to finish ninth in the Atlantic Sun preseason poll the conference office announced on Thursday.Florida Gulf Coast University's women's cross country head coach Cassandra Harbin has announced the addition of Kailand Cosgrove to the program's recruiting class.